Oxacme cretacea

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Oxacme cretacea
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Oxacme
Species:O. cretacea
Binomial name
Oxacme cretacea
(Hampson, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Macaduma cretaceaHampson, 1914

Oxacme cretacea is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1914. It is found in Taiwan. [1]

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